Integrated remote radio head and antenna module assembly

Abstract

A remote radio head assembly is configured to attach a remote radio head to the back wall of an antenna unit. The remote radio head assembly has a top bracket coupled to the top portion of the remote radio head for handling the remote radio head. The top bracket has a protrusion extending towards the back wall of the antenna unit. A side bracket section is coupled to the top side portion of the remote radio head. The side bracket section has a pivot point for receiving an installation lever configured to engage with the remote radio head protrusion at the pivot point to move the remote radio head in downward and upward direction to couple to the connector ports of the antenna unit.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A remote radio head assembly configured to attach a remote radio head to the back wall of an antenna unit said remote radio head assembly comprising:
 a remote radio head having input/output terminals, said terminals coupled to a first connector portion of a blind mate connector;   an outlet opening in said back wall of said antenna unit for providing outside access to input/output terminals of said antenna unit;   a connector for coupling said input/output terminals of said antenna unit to a second connector portion of said blind mate connector;   a housing assembly having a plurality of housing units each housing unit configured to cover said second connector portion of said blind mate connector, said housing unit having a mating side opening aligned with said second connector portion of said blind mate connector, said housing unit having a sealing side with an opening that corresponds to said outlet opening in said back wall of said antenna unit to cover said outlet opening of said back wall unit;   a spring assembly unit disposed within said housing unit and against said second connector portion of said blind mate connector, said spring assembly secured in a fixed direction between said second connector portion of said blind mate connector; and   a sealing base plug having a base surface for sealing the bottom side of said housing unit said base surface is disposed opposite said mating side opening of said housing assembly, said first connector portion of said remote radio head being placed near said second connector portion of said antenna unit so that upon exertion of a pushing force against said remote radio head, said first and second connector portions of said blind mate assembly engage with each other pushing said spring into a compression mode.   
     
     
         2 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of said housing units is sized and configured to fit over a corresponding first connector portion of said remote radio head. 
     
     
         3 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 2  wherein said housing assembly is molded as one unit integrating said housing units with a rectangular flat surface placed against said back wall of said antenna unit to form a sealed connection. 
     
     
         4 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein each of said housing units has three side walls and an opening side to allow said second connector portion of said antenna unit to fit inside said housing unit. 
     
     
         5 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein top portion of said housing unit is configured to surround top portion of said second connector portion of said antenna unit. 
     
     
         6 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 5  wherein said housing assembly is made of acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA) glass filled plastic material. 
     
     
         7 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 6  wherein said spring support module further comprises a base surface and top walls juxtaposed around bottom portion of each second connector portion of said antenna unit. 
     
     
         8 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein said sealing base plug further comprises a base plug sleeve extending internally within said housing unit. 
     
     
         9 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 7  further comprising a spring support pin connected to outside of said base surface, wherein a spring member is mounted around said spring support pin, said spring member having one end disposed near said base surface of said second connector portion and the other end of said spring member is disposed within said base plug sleeve. 
     
     
         10 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 9  wherein said spring member is spring loaded. 
     
     
         11 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 10  further comprising a connector boot configured to cover said first connector portion of said remote radio head, said connector boot surrounding distal end of said first connector portion of said remote radio head and distal end of each of said housing units. 
     
     
         12 . The remote radio head assembly in accordance with  claim 10  further comprising a coupler coupled to said first connector portion of said remote radio head and said second connector portion of antenna unit, said coupler, coupling off electrical signals main signal path between said first and second connector portions.